Overview

The Great Lakes of the World (GLOW) is a series of international symposia organized by the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society in order to promote interaction and communication between Great Lakes scientists and communities around the world. The purpose of GLOW is to establish a platform where understanding of structure, function, and performance of healthy and damaged ecosystems from integrated, multidisciplinary, and sustainable perspectives is promoted. This book includes papers originating in part from the first of many international symposia—Exploring the Great Lakes of the World: Food-Web Dynamics, Health and Integrity, held at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The following is adapted from the editorial: “As scientists, we accept that we can never know everything at one time about large aquatic ecosystems, due to temporal and spatial measurement limitations. This uncertainty can be reduced through sharing our knowledge of large systems so that others can incorporate our results into analyses of their systems. To that end, this book is a remarkable achievement as it does accomplish global coverage of large and great lakes.”

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Author:   M Munawar (Burlington Ontario Canada) ,  R E Hecky
Publisher:   Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society
Imprint:   Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
ISBN:  

9780992100728

ISBN 10:   0992100720
Pages:   491
Publication Date:   01 July 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents

Dedication Editorial M. Munawar, R.E. Hecky Preface C.S. ReynoldsForeword C.E. Herdendorf African Great LakesThe pelagic ecosystem of Lake Malawi, Africa: Trophic structure and current threats K. Irvine, G. Patterson, E.H. Allison, A.B. Thompson, A. Menz Initial measurements of benthic photosynthesis in Lake Malawi H.A. Bootsma, R.E. Hecky Recent changes in the phytoplankton community of Lake Victoria in response to eutrophication H.J. Kling, R. Mugidde, R.E. HeckyDiurnal fluctuations in Pco2, DIC, oxygen and nutrients at inshore sites in Lake Victoria, Uganda P.S. Ramlal, G.W. Kling, L.M. Ndawula, R.E. Hecky, H.J. KlingPulsed and dampened annual limnological fluctuations in Lake Tanganyika P.-D. Plisnier, E.J. CoenenSeasonal abundance of zooplankton and the planktivorous fish, Stolothrissa, in Tanzanian waters of Lake Tanganyika. H. Rufli Asian Great LakesPrimary productivity, phytoplankton and nutrient status in Lake Baikal C.R. Goldman, A.D. Jassby Chinese Great Lakes: Origin, changes and trends W.Y.B. Chang Lake Biwa: Largest lake in Japan M. Nakamura, W.Y.B. Chang The biology and physical processes of large lakes of Indonesia: Lakes Matano and Towuti G.D. Haffner, P.E. Hehanussa, D. Hartoto South American Great Lakes The biological, chemical, and physical limnology of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/ Peru A. Pawley, S.C. Fritz, P.A. Baker, G.0. Seltzer, R. Dunbar North American Great Lakes An overview of the changing flora and fauna of the North American Great Lakes. Part I: Phytoplankton and microbial loop. M. Munawar, I.F. Munawar An overview of the changing flora and fauna of the North American Great Lakes. Part II: Zooplankton, benthos, fish, colonial waterbirds and exotics. M. Munawar, R. Dermott, J. Leach, S. Nepszy, D.V. Weseloh, D. Graham, S.Carou, H. Niblock, 0. Johannsson Mysis relicta production in large lakes: Combining allometry with technology W.G. Sprules, T.J. Morris Acoustic fish stock assessment in the Laurentian Great Lakes D.M. Mason, A. Goyke, S.B. Brandt, J.M. Jech Using wildlife to monitor contaminants and their effects in the North American Great Lakes ecosystem P.J. Ewins, D.V. Weseloh, G.A. Fox, CA. Bishop, T. Roughen A comparison of cyanobacterial dominance within the picoplankton of the North American Great Lakes estimated by 16S rRNA-based hybridisations and direct cell counts R.E. Hicks, D.A. Pascoe Flow cytometry for the unicellular plankton of the Laurentian Great Lakes M. Legner, W.G. Sprules, R.J. Daley, E.D. Fillery Considerations in the development and application of ecosystem models in large lakes R. Jain, J.V. De PintoControl of grazing in the Great Lakes of North America and Asia: Natural and industrial controls D.C. McNaughtLake Tahoe: Diagnosis and rehabilitation of a large mountain lake A.D. Jassby, C.R. Goldman, J.E. Reuter, R.C. Richards, A.C. HeyvaertSubject IndexTaxonomic Index

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M. Munawar is a research scientist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the series editor for the Ecovision World Monograph series, based out of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. R. E. Hecky is an emeritus scientist of Lake Ecology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and he previously acted as United Nations University Research Chair for the African Great Lakes at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

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